I was walking across campus to andfrom my car and I could not help but notice the amount of trash allover campus. It has only been little over a week and there are popcans, bags, coffee cups, lids and Northern Stars all scatteredacross the once clean...

The current generation of video game consoles has given us gamers a reason to celebrate: downloadable content (DLC).Once reserved for PC games as expansion packs or third-party mods, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 allows Internet-connected gamers to download...

Almost every summer I visit Canada to go camping in Quetico Provincial Park.This past summer, on my way home after the wilderness adventure, we decided to get some authentic Canadian cuisine at a restaurant called Boston Pizza. We got to talking with...

The first time I met Tony Heilmann I was leaving the Walmart parking lot and saw him holding a sign on a piece of cardboard with some writing stating he was selling candy. I always feel sympathetic for anyone who has to humble themselves and hold a sign...

New Residence Hall: PASS. We’re giving NIU a passing grade to the new residence hall they want to build. Let’s face it: NIU cannot mark its housing as its strong suit. No prospective freshman is going to go back home and rave to their parents, “I...

Due to a roommate SNAFU toward the end of summer, the school year started and I found myself homeless. Very few things are more nerve-racking than having no place to live and having no one as a potential roommate. It causes much stress and many headaches,...

For those returning to campus, DeKalb may seem like essentially the same place you left back in May: a small but vibrant island of college life rising out of a sea of cornfields. However, one subtle difference you may have missed is the fact that the...

It may be hard to imagine the amount of stress that lead to the consumption of ungodly amounts of caffeine and all-night knowledge benders when you’re still reading syllabi and learning the names of all of your classmates.  When that time inevitably...

Welcome back! And for those new students: what is up! Summer in DeKalb was certainly peaceful, but it is so nice to know that there will finally be more action around town. Whether you are a freshman or an upperclassman, the best thing about returning...